St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-11
Train Robbers Get in Their
Work Not Far From Tex
arkana, Ark,
And Decamp With a Roll of
the Estimated Value
of $4,000.
The Harper Case Finally
Given to the Jury With
out Argument.
The Row in the Indian Ter
ritory---General Grim
inal Intelligence.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 10.-Infor-
nation is just received here that the
nOrth-bOund train over the st. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas railroad was stopped
by train robbers ten miles this side of
TeXarkaEa, Tex, late last night, and
the express car, mail and passengers all
relieved of cash. Gov. Hughes has just
received the following from General
Supt Homan, of the st. Louis, Arkan-
SaS IL Texas railroad:
"TeXarkana, Tex, Dec. 10.-TO Hon.
5. 7. Hughes, Governor: Our north
bound passenger train was robbed about
ten miles north of here last evening,
about o'clock by three masked men.
Express car robbed; passengers not
molested. Have started armed posse
from here north and from Leadville
south; posse has also gone up the Iron
Mountain road to MandO. The sheriff
will watch the roads leading to this
place. w. l.. HOMAN.
Gov. Hughes has offered $500 for the
arrest and conviction of each robber.
The railroad company also offer several
thousand dollars reward. The amount
taken is said to reach 10000. a Pine
Bluff special says the robbery occurred
at O'Clock last night twelve miles north
of TeXarkana on the train bound north.
K. p. Johnson. the postal clerk Oh duty
at the time. say the traih was
SUDDENLY STOPPED
When moving out of Geneva Station
he saw three rOugh-loOking men board
the engine and lie knew something was
wrong. SO he blew out the lights i'll his
compartment and locked the doors. The
express messenger did the same thing.
rniAlEy.S q
Winchester rife and a couple of
pistols each. They ordered the doors
0p-n and tired several shots
through the window. They then used
a pickaXe and Johnson fired one shot
through the window, which was an
SWered by a vOlley. Finding resistance
useless and the lives of the engineer
and fireman at stake, the express mes
Senger opened his doors, when q light was
struck and a search by the robbers began.
Johnson does not know accurately, but
thinks the robbers must have got ten
thousand dollars. \ good deal of Lous-
lana lottery money went up in small de
nominations. The leader of the rob
berS was much agitated and the mail
clerk told him he was more scared than
he (Johnsen) was. Johnson says he
would know one of the men anywhere.
The leader weighs 200 pounds and is
thick and heavy set, very rough, big
hands and feet and blue eyes. The con-
ductor opened the door and was fired on.
There was panic among the pas
sengerS, who seemed paralyZed with
fear. After cutting the express cal the
men entered the mail car. Johnson eX-
postulated that that was Uncle Sans
domain and that they had already had
good deal of booty and if they disturbed
the mail it would go hard with them.
One replied That is sO,' and that they
would not touch the mails. Great ex-
citement prevails in the region of the
robbery, and mounted men are securing
the woods along the river.
A RUNNING FIGHT.
After the robbery officers were soon
on the ground and two of them had
running fight with the robbers for about
a mile and half. One robber lost his
hat and cartridge box. Another was
wounded. as shown by blood along the
trail. All parties were mounted, and so
far the robbers have escaped, although
their capture is hourly expected. Late
tonight 10 captures had been made, but
officers were pursuing them with blood
hounds and securing the country in
every direction. Later developments
show that no attempt was made to rob
the passenger coaches.